Benedict, Jeff

An account based on the authors' access to the NCAA's highest-level programs throughout the 2012 season describes its high-powered system of billion-dollar television deals, high-priced coaches, football "hostessing," castoff athlete-students and paid test takers.

Presents a definitive biography of one of the greatest athletes of all time that chronicles not only LeBron James' meteoric rise to fame but also his solid family, political activism, and business empire.

"Drawing on more than four hundred interviews with people from every corner of Woods's life Benedict and Keteyian construct a psychological profile of an African-American child programmed by an attention-grabbing father and the original Tiger Mom to change not just the game of golf, but the world as well"--Provided by publisher.

A revelatory account based on the authors' unprecedented access to the NCAA's highest-level programs throughout the 2012 season describes its high-powered system of billion-dollar television deals, high-priced coaches, football "hostessing," castoff athlete-students and paid test takers.

Investigates claims of sexual and domestic violence toward women made against professional and college athletes, examines the reasons why so many of these incidents go unpunished, and takes an in-depth look at several cases of rape, gang rape, and assault by sports figures.

The authors identify 109 NFL players from the 1996-97 season, including 1997 draft picks, who have been formally charged with serious crimes; and draw from police records, interviews with law officers, and discussions with victims to detail some of the offenses.